John McAfee AI token adds surprise chapter to his crypto story
Early crypto proponent John McAfee has posthumously announced an AI token project that first appeared to be a hack.
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US Senator Warren introduces bill to study crypto’s role in ransomware
The Ransom Disclosure Act aims to help the Department of Homeland Security gather critical data on ransom payments in cryptocurrency and fiat. 624 Total views 8 Total shares As cryptocurrency adoption continues apace in the United States, lawmakers want to better understand how it's used — for both legal and illegal purposes.The Ransom Disclosure Act,…

CryptoKitties’ Dieter Shirley on Breaking Ethereum and NFTs
On March 5, Dapper Labs, the team behind the popular blockchain game CryptoKitties, launched ‘Flow Playground’ — an interactive platform allowing developers to experiment with creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and smart contracts on the company’s forthcoming Flow blockchain.Cointelegraph spoke to Dapper Labs co-founder and CryptoKitties co-creator Dieter Shirley on the launch of Flow Playground, the…

Breaking: BSV reportedly suffers ‘massive’ 51% attack
“After an attempted attack yesterday, some serious hashing power was unleashed today at 11:46 am and attackers are succeeding,” said Lucas Nuzzi of Coin Metrics, referring to the Bitcoin SV chain. 2539 Total views 67 Total shares Bitcoin SV (BSV) has reportedly suffered a “massive” 51% attack beginning around 11:45 am Tuesday, resulting in up…

Everyone’s talking crypto for solving sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems
Stablecoins and continentwide regulations are key to breaking down barriers to Africa's economic growth. 1579 Total views 13 Total shares As global interest in stablecoins explodes, a number of key players are pushing especially hard for more adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa.On Thursday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Africa Program published new analysis advocating…

NFT battles: Nike takes seller of unlicensed NFT sneakers to the court
StockX is an online reseller estimated to be worth $3.8 billion, and NFT sneakers in dispute are still online. 126 Total views 11 Total shares Popular sneaker maker Nike has started the "licensed NFT" wars by taking an online reseller called StockX to court for trademark infringement or sale of unlicensed nonfungible token (NFT) sneakers.According…

6% want to hear Harris and Trump talk about crypto at debate — Poll
The first and possibly only US presidential debate in 2024 will have the two candidates meeting in person for the first time.

SEC wins case against YouTuber Ian Balina for unregistered crypto ICO promo
A U.S. federal judge sided with the SEC, finding that Ian Balina broke securities laws by participating in a 2018 crypto token ICO.

‘Boring’ Bitcoin Hits Multiple Record Highs in a Day
Bitcoin hit new heights on a variety of metrics today, despite some characterising the cryptocurrency as ‘boring’. 2419 Total views 23 Total shares After weeks of uninspired price action, Bitcoin hit new heights today on a variety of metrics: new addresses, active addresses, hourly transaction count and hourly spent outputs.Glassnode CTO Rafael Schultze-Kraft posted on…